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HANSARD Leasehold Reform and New HomesMy hon. Friend makes an important point about the current system, and I look forward to continuing to discuss that with him and those who are interested in this area and who wish…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI will give way one final time and then I will conclude, so that others can get in.27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI hope that I will be able to answer my hon. Friends’ questions in a moment when I run quickly through our amendments. We are banning the sale of leasehold houses in all but…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThe hon. Gentleman made that case in Committee, and I am grateful to him for that and for repeating it today. As I say, we understand the strength of feeling on the issue and are…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThe House sees my hon. Friend’s passion, which he demonstrated in Committee and is demonstrating again today. Both he and my hon. Friend the Member for Redditch made passionate…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThe right hon. Gentleman makes an important point about the need to ensure that this regime works. We recognise that there are challenges, which is why we are bringing forward a…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy hon. Friend raises an important point. I know that it is covered in an amendment put down by the hon. Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts), and I will come to it later in…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady, and I know that she feels strongly about this matter and has raised it previously. I am always happy to talk outside the Chamber, but the advice I…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillLet me begin by thanking Members in all parts of the House for their valuable contributions to the Bill. It is good to see that so many who have been involved so far are present;…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point, which I know we debated in Committee. He correctly highlights the challenges in certain areas of enforcement. If I may, I will come…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillCommonhold has clearly created a significant amount of interest.27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillWith the leave of the House, let me start by thanking all Members for their contributions to the debate. The breadth of discussion across the House has shown that while we can…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. As he knows, we have debated the iniquities of Coppen Estates extensively, and I repeat that it is treating my constituents in a way that is…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am going to wind up so as to give others the opportunity to speak. To sum up, property ownership has been described as one of the bulwarks of individual freedom, and the…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy right hon. Friend moves me on to my second point. We also recognise the strength of feeling on the vexed issue of forfeiture. The hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI know that my right hon. Friend has campaigned extensively for the ban on leasehold houses, as many in this Chamber have done, and she has spoken up in this place on the issue…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady for outlining that issue; I know she has raised it in this place before. As she indicates, this is a complex area of law, but I am happy to talk…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. He makes a very important point about transparency, which is at the heart of the service charge changes in the Bill. He makes an extremely…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am focusing on homes, and we have been emphatic and clear that the sale of leasehold homes will be precluded other than in exceptional circumstances. I am happy to talk to the…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am very happy to write to the hon. Gentleman about the specifics. In addition to the building safety measures and the ban on new leasehold houses, the Government have tabled a…27 Feb 2024